May 02, 2006

A Marxist of the Frost Variety

In a New York Times op-ed suggesting the Democrats use "Had Enough?" as an all-purpose anti-Republican slogan in November, former congressman Tim Roemer throws in this paragraph:

In January, President Bush's adviser Karl Rove outlined the issues he believes will lead Republican candidates to victory in November: national security, the economy and taxes, and the courts. Democrats cannot allow Republicans to define the terms of the debate. Instead, they should take a page from history and from a different Karl.

He's talking about Karl Frost, a 1940s strategist who helped the Republicans win Congress in 1946. But when I first read that I assumed the "other Karl" was Karl Marx. Because way too many Democrats for my liking, alas, think relying on that Karl is the path back to power.
Posted by Stephen Silver at May 2, 2006 12:46 AM